“When I think about DTC companies that are raising VC dollars, they are funneling a huge majority of that money back to Facebook and Google,” says House of Wise’s founder, Amanda Goetz. “We’re at this inflection point of e-commerce where I truly believe people are the distribution channel. We are turning to humans over brick-and-mortar and paid ads... See more

Together, Allbirds and Adidas aim to reduce each pair of shoes’ carbon footprint to less than three kilograms. Eventually, the two brands hope that the partnership can reduce that number to zero. Equipped with 11 patents and counting, Allbirds is actually well-positioned at its impasse. As a technical purveyor of sustainable materials, construction... See more

Members use cryptocurrency to vote on new product designs, and share in the profits from sales.

Marketers are already experimenting with NFTs to accomplish a wide array of goals — from driving brand awareness to increasing customer loyalty and even monetizing their user bases.